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Wake Forest welcomes class of 2023
August 16, 2019 | Admissions, Campus Life, Events, Student, Top Stories
Just under 1,400 first-year students will leave home and move into Wake Forest residence halls on Wednesday, Aug. 21. Among them are a nationally ranked Congressional debater from Chicago and students from countries as varied as Brazil, France, Taiwan and Ireland.
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WFU awards and recognitions briefs
May 24, 2019 | Events, Faculty, Recognition, Top Stories
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.
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Wake Forest Class of 2019: Be ‘seekers and stewards of the truth’
May 20, 2019 | Commencement, Events, Top Stories
Nearly 2,000 graduates and their friends and family members filled Hearn Plaza on Monday, May 20, for Wake Forest’s 2019 Commencement ceremony. Cloud cover and a light breeze in the early morning gave way to warm temperatures and bright sun for the nearly 11,000 attending the celebration.
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Traffic detours for May 20 Wake Forest commencement
May 16, 2019 | Commencement, Events, Top Stories
Wake Forest University will be closed to through traffic for its commencement ceremony Monday, May 20, from 5:30 a.m. until the ceremony ends around noon. Frederick J. Ryan Jr., publisher and chief executive officer of The Washington Post, will deliver the commencement address to nearly 1,900 graduates.
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A Pint of Science: Sharing community conversations about science
May 15, 2019 | Community, Events, Top Stories
From tattoos to fossils to weather forecasting, Wake Forest University and Wake Downtown are partnering with community organizations and businesses to demystify science with talks at Winston-Salem breweries by local researchers. The talks are part of the international Pint of Science festival.
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Media arrangements: WFU commencement
May 10, 2019 | Commencement, Events, Top Stories
Frederick J. Ryan Jr., publisher and chief executive officer of The Washington Post, will deliver Wake Forest University’s commencement address on Monday, May 20. The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. on Hearn Plaza.
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Commencement story ideas from Wake Forest
May 2, 2019 | Commencement, Events, Top Stories
Frederick J. Ryan Jr., publisher and chief executive officer of The Washington Post, will deliver Wake Forest University’s commencement address on Monday, May 20. The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. on Hearn Plaza.
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Bettina Love to speak on ‘Abolitionist Teaching’
April 16, 2019 | Events, Student, Top Stories
Bettina Love, award-winning author and associate professor of educational theory and practice at the University of Georgia, will speak at Wake Forest University on Wednesday, April 24, at 7 p.m. in Pugh Auditorium.
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Steven Pinker to speak at WFU’s Second Annual Noesis Lecture
April 15, 2019 | Events, Top Stories
Renowned psychologist Steven Pinker will speak at Wake Forest University’s Eudaimonia Institute Second Annual Noesis Lecture on Tuesday, April 23, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Wait Chapel. The event is free and open to the public.
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WFU awards and recognitions briefs
April 5, 2019 | Community, Events, Faculty, Top Stories, University Announcement
The WFU Awards and Recognitions briefs celebrate milestones of faculty, staff and students at Wake Forest.
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